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  • Birthday 12/05/1974

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  1. You're completly right, that was what I consider my first option. Just didn't know the word shimming. Made a search around the net and found some usefull tips. Even in the site of 'ender that I quote : "Shimming is a procedure used to adjust the pitch of the neck in relation to the body. A shim is placed in the neck pocket, underneath the butt end of the neck. On many American series guitars, a Micro-Tilt adjustment is offered. It replaces the need for a shim by using a hex screw against a plate installed in the butt end of the neck. The need to adjust the pitch (raising the butt end of the neck in the pocket, thereby pitching the neck back) of the neck occurs in situations where the string height is high and the action adjustment is as low as the adjustment will allow. To properly shim a neck, the neck must be removed from the neck pocket of the body. A shim approximately 1/4" (6.4 mm) wide by 1 3/4" (44.5 mm) long by .010" (0.25 mm) thick will allow you to raise the action approximately 1/32" (0.8 mm). For guitars with the Micro- Tilt adjustment, loosen the two neck screws on both sides of the adjustment access hole on the neckplate by at least four full turns. Tightening the hex adjustment screw with an 1/8" hex wrench approximately 1/4 turn will allow you to raise the action approximately 1/32". Re-tighten the neck screws when the adjustment is complete. The pitch of the neck on your guitar has been preset at the factory and in most cases will not need to be adjusted." Mite be of interest to someone else. Probably will follow WezV tip and make a wooden shim once I found the rigth angle, still making some tests with a foild business card. thaks
  2. Thanks by the tip Al. I've measured the neck pocket and got about 18mm, and it seems that have a little angle to the front.
  3. Thank you for your fast answer Hunter. No, I've already lowered the saddles as low as possible and the nut have the rigth deep. From what I see I believe I have 4 options: 1º - Put something between the neck and the body, not my first option, I think will compromise the transmition of the sound. 2º - Give some reverse angle to the neck by adding some angle in the neck cavity. 3º - Cutting the bottom of the saddles. 4º - Try to find another body, or make one myself. Bests
  4. Although I've been playing guitar for a few years. Although I've modified the electronic of all the guitars I owned. Just now I've started a guitar project, I believe as almost first timers I started with a cheap guitar body and try to fit there some nice parts. To an alder body of a Wesley (strat style), I've add a mapple mexican fender neck. I´ve corrected the body neck cavity to align the screw holes. After I mount it I realised that the action was too high. My questions are : 1 - What should be the measure from the scratchplate to the top of the fretboard on a regular strat? 2 - What should be the angle between the body and the fretboard? Bests
  5. Hello to everybody in the house. I'm from Portugal and a guitar lover. Hoppe to visit often. Best regards Maumad
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